District Leadership 2021-22

Meet A Toastmaster: Beatrice Freeman

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Meet A Toastmaster: Beatrice Freeman General Evaluator Champion Beatrice has been the General Evaluator 58 times, in 58 different Toastmasters meetings online and on stage. She shares her observations with you as one of the more experienced GEs.

New Year – New Growth Opportunities

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New Year – New Growth Opportunities New Year is a time for setting goals and making New Year Resolutions for many of us. As we start the second half of the Toastmaster year it is time to reflect on how much progress we have all made towards our end goals for the Toastmaster year. As … Read more

Division J January Update

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What is happening in Division J? Happy New Year from Division J! A special thanks to all the volunteers in and beyond Division J, Notably the hard working Area Directors Mike Weston, Enca Martin-Rendon, Charlotte Hitchings, DTM, Jackie Graybill and Mat Rizzo. Area J4 Area J7 Area J7 have been innovative with three stunning ways of … Read more

Education, Training and Contests etc

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Education, Training, Contests and ETC Earlier this week, my Club President shared a New Year message with our club. It was clear that she had truly reflected on all that we had achieved in the first 6 months of the year. This included a shout-out for one of our contest winners, the incentives we have … Read more

The Great 2022 District 91 Gavel Race

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8 Gavel with letters

The race is on! From December 8th, 2021, eight gavels will be racing around 171+ clubs in all eight Divisions throughout District 91, by any means necessary.

  • Which Division will be the first to get their gavel around all of their clubs?
  • Which Division will use the most creative means of transport between their clubs?

No idea what we are talking about?

Think of the tradition of the Olympic torch, travelling through the major cities of the countries taking part in the games. Spreading the word and building excitement around the event.

Now, consider our wonderful District 91. Made up of eight Divisions spanning the south of the UK, from Deal to Cardiff and from Southampton to Ludlow.

What is it?

Between December and March, eight gavels will attempt to travel between all of the clubs in each of the Divisions. When a gavel arrives at your club, it will have its photo (or a video) taken, with members proclaiming

We are District 91!

before it is swiftly forwarded on to the next club. The goal is for the eight gavels to have visited all of the clubs and circled back to each Division Director before March 31st 2022.

There will be a prize for:

  • The most creative mode of transport between clubs (we mean really creative, think Mission Impossible, James Bond or Fast and Furious for example), judged by the District leadership team and awarded at the District Conference on 6-8th May 2022.

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  • The first Division to have successfully moved the gavel around all of its’ clubs with documented evidence and photos!

Let your imagination flow. Upload your photos and videos to Conference Director Debbie Williams district91conference2022@gmail.com as soon as you have them.

We will be charting the progress of the Great 2022 District 91 Gavel Race.

Good luck!